I never thought that I'd see the day, but the Feb. 09, "Playboy" advisor columm was asked by a guy who'd bought a 9mm and several year-old rounds of ammo how long ammo will last.

The advisor replied that under ideal conditions, it may last indefinitely, but anything over 10 years old (per manufacturers such as Remington) should be treated with caution.

Sounds pretty good, although he referred to "bullets" rather than cartridges.

Sometimes, one finds wisdom in the strangest places...

I never thought that I'd see the day, but the Feb. 09, "Playboy" advisor columm was asked by a guy who'd bought a 9mm and several year-old rounds of ammo how long ammo will last.

The advisor replied that under ideal conditions, it may last indefinitely, but anything over 10 years old (per manufacturers such as Remington) should be treated with caution.

Sounds pretty good, although he referred to "bullets" rather than cartridges.

Sometimes, one finds wisdom in the strangest places...

Playboy's anti-gun...odd they even printed it.

Not so sure of his answers but whatever.

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Caretaker of a small herd.

Old ammo is only as good as the way it was stored. I have fired ammuntion from the 1940s and not had any trouble. A few years back, I shot a few hundred rounds of Nazi 8mm rifle rounds and they all functioned perfectly.

The issue I have noticed from shooting old ammo is not the detoriation of components but of brittle brass. Escecially with vintage 32-20 or bottleneck rounds etc.

I like a lot of vintage loads that were discontinued years ago, so I am regularly shooting ammo from the 60s. 1960s ammo and newer all seem to be "like new." Ammo older than that seems to get a little spotty.

Wait a minute, you really read Playboy.

I DO read it, and not just the Advisor. They have had some really good debates about guns in the Forum over the years, too. And the pro-gun letters tend to be the most prevalent.

They also publish some good fiction and political articles (all liberal, alas) and even some of the interviews are still good. (This month, it's the guy who plays "House" on TV.)

But I was amazed that the Advisor (an anti-gun guy) was asked about ammo life. You'd think the writer would contact a gun magazine.

Maybe if more asked that sort of question, they'd reconsider their editorial position. But I think the Hefners have to take that position, to stay tight with the liberal politicos who don't hound them for their other content. Their glamour image gets them legal slack, I suspect.

Back in 1965, Robert C. Ruark was their travel editor, and he published a really good safari story there, guns and all. He died later that year, and was perhaps the ONLY well known author who was pro-gun and a hunter.

Now Hef hangs out with chicks who like PETA. Yuck!

Like most liberal rags, Playboy performs useful defenses of some rights, mostly freedom of speech and publishing. But they need to support the ENTIRE Bill of Rights, including that pesky Second Amendment!

That's his story....and he's stickin' to it!!!

I'm surprised at you gentlemen.
Playboy is a fine publication. Whenever I want to take a gander at a couple of nice 38s, it's where I go.
If I'm in a nostalgic mood, I ogle a couple of 36s.
Playboy used to be ardently anti-gun. I recently stopped my subscription because their fiction is ****, and much of what passes as articles is sensational, but I have noticed a softening on gun ownership in the magazine over the years.
Hef's girlfriends still support PETA, though.
When he's gone, we may see it swing more to the pro-gun side, or not. I predict big changes in Playboy after Hef kicks the bucket.
I have to admit I was beginning to feel creepy before I stopped my subscription. After all, I have reloads older than some of the Playmates!
Guess I'm just a dirty ol' desert cat ...

Most well stored ammo will out last, look better and outperform any of their Playmate models will after many many years.
Take a look at some of their 38's or 44's after 30 years, and then take a look at some .38 or .44 ammo that was put aside for 30 years and compare the two. I think the ammo will definatly look better. Not to mention the point of impact on their 38's and 44's will be considerably lower too.

-- il Padrino

LMAO! Good one! Hmmmm ... hadn't thought of that ... mebbe when they reach that point I should trade my one 44 in one two 22s? Years of age, that is, not darkroom wall feeler size ... heh.

I don't keep ammo around long enough to learn anything first hand about shelf life.